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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Holiday Season in Full Swing: Book Lover Gift Giving Tip # Six

Image Credit: Goodreads

As we all look for unique ways to share our love of books this holiday season we, here at The Things You Can Read, have been scouring the Internet to locate unusual gifts for book lovers to give children and adults of all ages. We didn't have to look very far for this one. Here is a great gift idea that we posted about back in September 2012.

In September we, here at The Things You Can Read, signed up for the Classics Challenge, so with our serious commitment to read the Classics in mind, we are reminding everyone out in the blogophere that a new annotated edition of Emma by Jane Austen has been released.

Now, Shhh...don't tell any one, we purchased this one for ourselves for Christmas, and it is on its way to us in the mail as we write this post. But wait, here is the best part, this is one of three annotated Austen books. Persuasion, and Pride and Prejudice were already available to Jane Austen fans.

Harvard University Press

We love Jane Austen and we encourage anyone out there who is a Jane Austen fan or a Jane Austen Wanna-be fan to check this one out, and possibly give this one as a gift and spread the Jane Austen love!

Don't forget to check out our Classics Challenge Page, which lists all the classics we plan to read between September 14, 2012 and September 14, 2017.

Summary from Goodreads:

Emma: An Annotated Edition by Jane Austen; Bharat Tandon, editor

Emma: An Annotated Edition

by Jane Austen

Emma, perhaps the most technically accomplished of all of Austen’s novels, is also, after Pride and Prejudice, her most popular one. Its numerous film and television adaptations testify to the world’s enduring affection for the headstrong, often misguided Emma Woodhouse and her many romantic schemes. Like the previous volumes in Harvard’s celebrated annotated Austen series, Emma: An Annotated Edition is a beautiful and illuminating gift edition that will be treasured by readers.

Stimulating and helpful annotations appear in the book’s margins, offering information, definitions, and commentary. In his Introduction, Bharat Tandon suggests several ways to approach the novel, enabling a larger appreciation of its central concerns and accomplishments. Appearing throughout the book are many illustrations, often in color, which help the reader to better picture the Regency-era world that serves as the stage for Emma’s matchmaking adventures.

Whether explaining the intricacies of early nineteenth-century dinner etiquette or speculating on Highbury’s deliberately imprecise geographical location, Tandon serves as a delightful and entertaining guide. For those coming to the novel for the first time or those returning to it, Emma: An Annotated Edition offers a valuable portal to Austen’s world.

Published September 17th 2012 by Belknap Press

ISBN 0674048849 (ISBN13: 9780674048843)

edition language English

Harvard University Press

Happy Reading and Gift Buying!